'ì GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN Mr. Ritchard directed; Oliver SI11ith de- signed the setting; and Louis and Bebe Bar- ron provided the abundant and peculiar so?nd effects. (Booth, 45th St , VV. CI 6-5969. NIghtly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Iatinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORs-Jean Anouilh's play about an aging French general and all the ladies in his life is undoubtedly the sea- son's most civilized con1edy Ralph Richard- son is splendid in the leading role, and Mildred Natwick, Meriel Forbes, and John Stewart support hin1 adn1irably. Lucienne Hill supplied the translation, and Harold Clurman is the director (Coronet, 49th St, \V. CI 6-8870. Xightly, except Sundays, at 8: 30. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2: 30.) LONG RUNS-THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK: A Dutch girl's chronicle of the two years he and her fal11ily spen1 hiding frOt11 the 1\ azis vVith Joseph Schildkraut, Gusti Huber, and Dina Doronne (Ambassador, 49th St., \V. CO 5- 1855. Kightly, except Mondays, at 8:40. Matinees Saturdays at 2:40 and Sundays at 3.). . . INHERIT THE WIND: An account of the Scopes trial, in Dayton, Tennessee, with Paul Muni and Ed Begley as the two famous ora- tors involved (National, 41st St., W. PE 6- 8220. Nightly, except Mondays, at 8:30. Matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30.).. . MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT: Paddy Chayefsky's play about a man who falls in love with a girl half his age. Edv\ard G. Robinson has a lead- ing role, and his associates include Gena Rowlands, June \V alker, and Patricia Benoit. (ANT A Theatre, 52nd St., \V. CI 6-6270. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.)... NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS: All about how a hill- billy amiably disrupts a good part of our military establishl11ent. Right now, Charles Hohman is the hero, and Rex Everhart and Arte Johnson are a couple of his i\ir Force colleagues. (Alvin, 52nd St., vV. CI 5-5226. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinees \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) MUSICALS BELLS ARE RINGING-Judy Holliday is an inspira- tion to us all in this cOl11edy about a tele- phone-service answerer who takes her work seriously Betty Comden and Adolph Green are responsible for the rather thickly plotted book and the generally commendable lyrics, and J ule Styne did the score. Sydney Chaplin is featured in a cast that includes Jean Staple- ton, Eddie Lawrence, and Dort Clark. (Shu- bert, 44th St., \V. CI 6-5990. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8: 30. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) HAPPY HUNTING-Ethel Merman's return to Broadway after a four-and-a-half-year ab- sence is a fine thing for the local scene, even if her vehicle, something about love in Phila- delphia and Monaco, doesn't al110unt to much. Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse wrote the book; Matt Dubey and Harold Karr did the songs; and the supporting cast, directed by Abe Burrov"s, includes Fernando Lan1as, Virginia Gibson, and Gordon Polk. C \Iajestic, 44th St., \^I. CI 6-0730. Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8: 30. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) LI L ABNER-The clumping, dim-witted hillbillies vvho populate Al Capp's cartoon strip are well and truly represented here but the mu- sical can't be recommended to anyone who isn't an authorit) on the doings in Dogpatch. \Vritten by Norman Panama and Melvin F rank, the comedy has lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Gene de Paul, and was directed by Michael Kidd, who has done nicely with several dance interludes. Peter Pah11er and Edith Adams portray Li I A.bner and his pursuer. (St. J al11es, 44th St., \V. LA 4-4664. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:30. ...., Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at C A E. OF D 2:30.) H NG A DR.E.SS ZIEGFELD FOLLIEs-Beatrice Lillie has had 1110re It is essen ial that subscribers ordering a change of address glVe four weeks' notice and provide their inspired material, but she is still wonderfully SEPAR TE T ABLEs----:Eric Por.tmal! and Margaret old as well as their new address. Please give postal funny and may be enough to Inake your eve- LeIghton are hIghly efficIent In both the plays zone numbers for both addresses. ning endurable. Other performers include THE Nr:w YORKER, published weekly by. The New Yorker Magazine, Inc., 25 w. 43 r d St., New York 36, N. Y. R. H. Fleischmann, chairman of the board; .13. Botsford, presIdent; E. R. Spauldulg and R. H. Truax, vice-presidents; P. F. FleIschmann, treasurer; 11. L. Fries, secretary; A. J. Russell, Jr., adver- tIsmg dIrector. Vol. XX III, NO.3, March 9, 1957. Ent red as second-class matter, February 10, 1925, at the post office at New York, N. Y. under the act of ß,la b rch 3, 1879. COPYllght, 1957, by The ew Yorker Magazine, Inc., in the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may e reproùuceù \vlthout the consent of The New Yorker. Printed in USA. SnhScl-iption rates: U. S. and possessions, I year $7.00; Canada, Latin America. and Spain, $8.00. Other Foreign, $10.00. TH[ THEA TI\[ (E and W mean East and \Vest of Broadway.) PlA YS AUNTIE MAME-Rosalind Russell IS entrancing as the unorthodox heroine of this comedy but it is just possible that the piece itself is a bit too arch to satisfy everybody. Adapted by J erOl11e La\vrence and Robert E. Lee frOl11 a' novel by Patrick Dennis, the play also has Polly Rowles, Marian \Vinters, Robert Higgins, and Peggy Cass in its cast. (Broadhurst, 44th St.. \V. CI 6-6699. N Ight- ly, except Sundays, at 8:30. Matinées Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE-Kyle Crichton's adap- tation of the biography of Anthony J. Drexel Biddle that he wrote in collaboration with Cordelia Drexel Biddle. Dealing with the ec- centric head of an eccentric household, the play isn't as re\varding as "Life with Father" by a long shot, but it has its amusing 1110- ments. \Valter Pidgeon plays Mr. Biddle and has the support of Ruth Matteson, Ruth \Vhite, Diana van der VIis, and George Griz- zard. (Lyceul11, 45th St., E. JU 2-3897. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinées Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) THE HIDDEN RIVER-A fairly penetrating study of how men's political attitudes during the Second \V orld War live after them in the France of today. Adapted frOt11 Storm J al11e- son's novel by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, and directed by Robert Lewis the play is power- fully perfon11ed by a ca t led by Dennis King, Robert Preston, and Lili Darvas. (Playhouse, 48th St., E. Cl 5-6060. Nightly, except Sundays. at 8:40. Matinées \Vednes- days and Saturdays at 2:40.) A HOLE IN THE HEAD-Paul Douglas makes a re- markably engaging bum in Arnold Schul- man's not very credible comedy having to do with the twin problems of operating a bank- rupt hotel and bringing up a little boy. David Burns. Kay Medford, Joyce Van Patten, Lee Grant, and Tommy \Vhite appear in the cast Garson Kanin directed, and Boris Aronso designed the set. (Plymouth, 45th St., \V. CI 6-9156 Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) HOLIDAY FOR lOVERs-A bumpy ride around the touristic centers of Europe, with Don Al11eche, Can11en Mathews, Audrey Christie, and George Mathews as the principal sight- s rs. (Longacre, 48th St., W. CI 6-5639. Ightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT-Eugene O'Neill's monul11ental attempt to understand the tragedies of his youth l11akes an im- pressi ve and disturbing play. Fredric March Florence Eldridge, Bradford Dillman, and Jason Robards, J L, are an superb as mem- bers of the haunted fal11ily, and José Quin- tero s direction is brilliant (Helen Haye'ì 46th St., \V. C] 6-6380. Nightly, except Sun days, at 7:30.) MAJOR BARBARA-A really first-rate presentation of Shaw's con1edy about poverty considered as a crin1e. Charles Laughton, Cornelia Otis Skinne , Burgess Meredith, Anne Jackson, and Ell Wallach head the cast, which Mr. Laughton directed, and the delightful sets were created by Donald Oenslager (Morosco 45th St., \V CJ 6-6230. Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8:30. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) THE POTTING SHED-Graham Greene's new play a contemporary variation on the miracle 'of Lazarus comes out, as you might expect, in favor of orthodox faith over rationalism Re- gdrdless of your own affiliation, you can en- jO) it purely as literate detective-story writ- ing. All the performances are fine, especially Robert Flen1yng's and Frank Conroy's. (Bijou, 45th St., \V. JU 6-5442. Nightly, except Sundays, at R:40. Matinées \Vednes- davs and Saturdays at 2:40.) c...... p ". . '4 .. ,3\"'''''1 "==- ..., - ;0-"''''' -l r :. _ :':' '..,{'. . . / Q . - ... ...... I ; i CONSCIENTtOUS CALENDAR. OF EVENTS OF INTEREST S.M.T.W.T.F.S I: II 10 12 9 16 II IJ that make up this Terence Rattigan double bill. The plays themselves vary in quality, the first being just about acceptable and the sec- ond very good indeed. The cast includes Bery] Measor, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, and Donald Harron (Music Box, 45th St., \V. CI 6-4636. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:3 0 . Matinees \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) THE TUNNEL OF lOVE-A bunch of Westport cut- ups carrying on about adultery. Joseph Fields and Peter De Vries wrote the script, after the novel by Mr. De Vries, and the cast, in- cluding TOt11 Ewell, is estil11able. (Royale, 45th St , W. CI 5-5760. Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8:40. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) UNCLE WILLIE-Menasha Skulnik is in the form that has always bewitched his admirers in this thin little comedy about a peddler who does his best to fix up everybody's life. The cast also includes Arline Sax, NOrt11an Feld, and Edith Fellows. (Golden, 45th St., \V. CI 6-6740. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 40. Matinees \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40. ) A VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET-Cyril Ritchard is a miracle of style as a caller from outer space, and he is nobly abetted by Eddie Mayehoff, as an overstuffed Pentagon general, in Gore Vidal's excellent fantastic comedy. Philip Coolidge, Sarah Marshall, Conrad Janis, and Sibyl Bowan also appear in the cast, which r" -.(),- THE ART GALLERIES BOOKS THE CURRENT CINEMA MUSICAL EVENTS POPULAR RECORDS ON AND OFF THE AVENUE: ABOUT THE HOUSE THE RACE TRACK A REPORTER AT LARGE THE THEATRE Page 80 127 76 119 123 86 73 98 64 THE NE. OW YORKER 2..5 WE51 4JRD 5TREE. 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